Corporate Body

Commonwealth Bureau of Roads (1965 - 1977)

Commonwealth of Australia

From: 16 September 1965
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To: 30 June 1977
Functions: Road Transport and Advisory or regulatory body
Reference No: CA 2343
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Commonwealth Bureau of Roads was established in September 1965, but did not commence operations until 1966. The Bureau, situated in Melbourne, investigated and reported on road related matters. In 1977 the Bureau was incorporated into the Bureau of Transport Economics.

Timeline

1965 - 1977 Commonwealth Bureau of Roads
       1977 - 1988 Bureau of Transport Economics [II]
             1988 - 1998? Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics
                   1998? - ? Bureau of Transport Economics [III]

Superior

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458248. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 2343; Commonwealth Bureau of Roads. Registration of entity: 2 June 1977', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%202343. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 8 December 2000, Last modified: 20 March 2006

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